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A photograph of an ornately carved golden-brown ratha, a truck-based procession vehicle, moving along a road at a Tamil Nadu temple procession. The carved vehicle has a large framed portrait of a smiling man in a white turban above the cab, labelled with Tamil text. Its side panels show carved floral and bird motifs, and a banner with Tamil script and a deity illustration is mounted on the side. A crowd of about a dozen devotees, mostly women in saris, stands along the roadside, and a man in a checked shirt walks beside the vehicle carrying a white flag. A temple gateway with painted deity figures and a stone pillar lantern is visible behind. Speakers are mounted on the roof. The date 16-10-2006 is stamped on the lower right. a person candidate: the framed portrait on the vehicle is a depiction; no person matching the description is clearly present.

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October 16 20062006-10-16October 16 20062006-10-16A photograph of an ornately carved golden ratha procession vehicle, a decorated truck with a gilded arched canopy and a framed portrait at the top showing a man in a white turban smiling, labelled Paramahamsa Nithyanandar on the portrait caption. The front bears carved peacock and floral reliefs, a bold Tamil banner reading Sri Anandeshwarar kodi kangal darshana ratha yatra, and a lower plaque reading Nithyananda Dhyana Peedam Ananda Ratham. Several villagers stand along the dirt ground beside the vehicle, including a boy in a striped polo shirt, women in saris and a man in white.2006-10-20A golden decorated vehicle with ornate carved gold arch and relief panels serves as a ratha in a procession in a street lined with green trees. An arched panel on top shows a large printed portrait of a man with a white turban and long dark hair, labelled with Tamil text. Inside the windshield, two people sit in the front seats. At the right edge, a man in white clothing with an orange-saffron shawl holds a long pole. Gold panels below read Tamil text on the front, and the vehicle bears the number plate TN-30 with a yellow plate.2006-10-09A photograph of a street procession in Tamil Nadu. A large ornate golden ratha-style float with carved floral and mythical-bird motifs dominates the frame, topped by a framed portrait of a bearded man in a white turban and white garments. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk beside the float along a palm-lined road, one gesturing with an outstretched arm, and an older man with a plaid cloth over his shoulder stands at left. A temple gateway with stone figures is visible at right. The float carries Tamil and English banners, and the vehicle bears a Tamil Nadu registration plate.2006-10-16A photograph of an ornately gilded decorated vehicle, a golden-carved ratha, viewed head-on on a narrow dirt street flanked by low walls and striped kerbs. An arched gold frame above the windscreen holds a large printed portrait of a bearded man in a white head wrap with red-marked skin, labelled in Tamil script. Gold carved peacock-motif panels frame the windscreen, and a red flag hangs at each side. A standing man in white clothes and a shawl stands at the right edge beside the vehicle. Tamil banners and posters hang on the walls, and palm trees stand behind. The vehicle carries a Tamil-script darshan yatra banner for Sri Anandeswarar Koti Kann Darshana ratha yatra and a plate reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Ananda Ratham.2006-10-14Photograph of an ornately carved golden ratha, a decorated vehicle with a truck-style cab, on a dirt ground in front of a crowd of onlookers in Tamil Nadu. An arched gold frame above the cab holds a large portrait of a smiling man with a white turban and dark clothing, captioned in Tamil and English as Paramahamsa Nithyanandar, which is a printed caption attributed to the portrait. The ratha's front shows carved gold birds and floral motifs, a dome-shaped gold facade, and the cab windshield. A crowd of around twenty men and women in saris, salwars and shirts stands along the left and right sides, some with hands folded, some looking up at the vehicle. A palm-tree line and a pink building appear in the background under an overcast sky.2006-10-20October 23 20062006-10-23A photograph of an ornately gilded vehicle, decorated with carved golden floral and figural relief panels, moving along a dirt road beside a hillside with boulders, trees and a utility pole. A framed portrait of a smiling man in a white turban is mounted on the top arch of the vehicle, with Tamil lettering on the panels below. Several people stand along the roadside and near the vehicle: a man in white with an orange shawl walks beside it, and a group of onlookers, including children, watch from the right. Orange and saffron flags flank the road on tall poles, and a white van is parked at the right edge.2008-11-11A photograph of a gold-painted vehicle with ornate carved gold relief panels, decorated as a ceremonial float. Above the windscreen sits an arched frame holding a framed portrait of a smiling man wearing a white turban, with a label-style inscription beneath. The vehicle travels along a dirt track past a leafy tree and tall flagpoles flying orange flags. Several people in white and orange clothing walk beside and behind it, including children in striped shirts, and a few figures stand near the roadside. Rocky hills and a cloudy sky appear in the background.2008-11-11A street procession in a crowded Tamil town. A gold, ornately carved float vehicle, labelled Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Ananda Ratham, is viewed from the rear. Its front arch carries a large framed portrait of a smiling man in a white turban, garlanded with a white flower garland. Below the portrait is a Tamil banner. Many people line the street, including men in white dhotis and shirts, a woman in a red sari, and a man in a checked green shirt. Blue and white pennants are strung overhead, red and orange flags stand along the roadside, and a blue-domed temple is visible on the right. A metal brazier stands at right.2006-09-24Night photograph of an ornately gilded ratha, a decorated vehicle, with carved gold scrollwork and lotus-like panels around a blue-windshielded cab. A framed portrait of a smiling man in a white turban is set in the arched top panel, labelled in Tamil script. Red and gold banners flank the vehicle, and several people stand at the right, including one in a yellow shirt and one in white with an orange shawl. The portrait is a printed image, not a physical person. The photo is a procession scene at a temple-style festival. The portrait's appearance does not meet the identification threshold, so no a person identification is made from it.2006-10-15